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Easy winner: Third-seeded Vitas Gerulaitis had an easy time at the Canadian Open tennis championships yesterday, cruising a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Californian Rick Fisher
Easy winner: Third-seeded Vitas Gerulaitis had an easy time at the Canadian Open tennis championships yesterday, cruising a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Californian Rick Fisher

Easy winner: Third-seeded Vitas Gerulaitis had an easy time at the Canadian Open tennis championships yesterday, cruising a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Californian Rick Fisher

Date8/13/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Easy winner: Third-seeded Vitas Gerulaitis had an easy time at the Canadian Open tennis championships yesterday; cruising a 6-1; 6-2 victory over Californian Rick Fisher.
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